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Published Quarterly by Juniata College. 

Entered February 4, 1904, at Huntingdon, Pa., 

as Second Class Matter, 

Under Act of Congress of July 16, 1894. 



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Juniata College Bulletin 



Vol. IV 



AUGUST, 1907 



No. 3B 



Juniata College 





HE purpose of Juniata College is to provide for young 
\V men and women thorough, scholarly, and profes- 
sional training for the varied activities of everyday 
life under careful moral and religious influence. 
Much is needed as means through which to gain this end- 
teachers and books, buildings and apparatus. And even more 
important is the spirit of the institution which is an influence 
more powerful than formal teaching. The student entering 
Juniata finds a friendly attitude towards him or her as an individ- 
ual; he comes to recognize that Christian principles of life and 
conduct are the basis of the social life as well as of the distinctly 
religious activities ; he learns that fair play is expected in games 
and in the associations of dormitory life; he discovers that the 
main occupation of the student is work, and that other things 
are prized as they contribute to that end. In short, the life and 
work of the college call forth the best impulses and lead to the 
best efforts of the mind. 



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The name Juniata College implies that the centre of the 
institution's work is the college — the traditional four years' course 
in the liberal arts and sciences. As such Juniata is a member of 
the College Council of Pennsylvania and the standard of its work 
is further recognized by the Universities of the country which 
admit Juniata graduates to their Graduate Schools. The College 
or Arts Course has the usual entrance requirements in language, 
mathematics, history, and science. In the College these studies 
are continued but with different aims and methods ; and new 
fields of thought and investigation are opened to the student. 
Many things have been said and written about the advantages of 
the small college and the points in its favor apply in full measure 
to Juniata. Companionship with teachers of ability and inspira- 
tion, comradeship with fellow students who'se lives are full of 
ambition and hope, sympathy in studies and solving life's problems 
in debate — these are the student's joys, possible under the close 
association of the small college. 

The Academy prepares for college. It does more. It pre- 
sents a well-rounded course of secondary studies, such as is the 
ideal set for the American boy and girl in the best high schools — 
an ideal which is attained in few high schools, especially in 
Pennsylvania.- The course permits of some election of studies, 
designed especially for those who wish to prepare for scientific 
and technical schools. 



The Teachers School attracts teachers. It is the oldest de- 
partment of Juniata's work. It has been the most influential, in 
that the spirit of its work has been multiplied forty and fifty fold, 
when Juniata's students have carried its inspiration to their pupils. 



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The course includes a careful study of the elementary branches, 
as well as the professional studies which mark it as a teachers' 
or normal course. 

The place of the Bible in modern education is recognized 
by the introduction of Bible study into all the literary departments 
of the institution. It is further emphasized by the organization 
of a distinct Bible School in which two courses are given, the 
major theme in each of which is the Bible. Their purpose is to 
prepare young people more thoroughly for Christian service, 
whether as ministers and missionaries or as laymen, at home and 
abroad. 

The lack of musical training in American colleges as a class 
has been so marked that societies outside of the colleges have 
been formed to promote its study and appreciation among students. 
Juniata has in its School of Music a regular four years Pianoforte 
Course for those who have time and talent for such study. For 
the mass of its students it has Vocal Music — in regular classes 
subject to no extra charge, in oratorios, in glee club, as well as 
in individual Voice Culture for those who aim at special profici- 
ency in that department. 

The Business School of Juniata College is unique in that it 
is conducted under the influence of a literary institution. The 
idea is emphasized that preparation for business demands more 
than aptness in figures or speed in shorthand, while these essen- 
tials of business training are taught carefully and thoroughly. 

These several departments vary much in entrance require- 
ments and in the length of the courses of study, but each has 
been a natural addition planned to meet the needs of its patrons. 




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All of these departments are pervaded with the Juniata spirit — 
the idea of knowledge granting power to do something well. 

In the dormitories Juniata provides a home for its students. 
The number of students has grown more rapidly than its facilities 
for accomodating them, but the aim is still to make the dormitory 
life a strong factor in the institutional life. 

The young women have their home in Ladies Hall and 
Oneida Hall, occupying the second and third floors of each build- 
ing. The young men live in Founders Hall and Students Hall. 
The common dining room for all the students is upon the first 
floor of Oneida Hall — a room which is light and spacious and 
well planned for its purpose. Most of the class rooms and the 
laboratories are in the basement, the first, and the second floor 
of Students Hall. This building stands apart from the central 
group of buildings and with its copious entrance and large 
windows is one of the most pleasing of the College buildings. 
On another part of the north campus is the Gymnasium, which, 
with its simple, classic lines suggests the use to which the build- 
ing is devoted. The interior is no less attractive, showing the 
heavy beams in the ceiling and the unobstructed floor space on 
which large classes move in varied exercises or where teams of 
basket ball find ample room for play. 

The latest and most beautiful addition to Juniata's equip- 
ment is the Library. The site is a commanding one, on high 
ground opposite the old entrance to the grounds, and at the 
terminus of the trolley line which runs from the railway station 
to the College. The Library building is the gift of Mr. Andrew 
Carnegie, and is a worthy representation of the great library 



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patron's generosity. Brick and terra cotta and tile are the most 
evident materials in the outside construction. The approach 
over brown stone steps and through a columned loggia leads the 
visitor into a dome from which the reading rooms and stack room 
extend. The quiet tones of tinted walls and polished oak give 
an effect of harmony and repose in which old books, as well as 
new, find a natural home. The Library building is not only 
attractive in its architecture, but its adaptability to every day ad- 
ministration and use is most marked. With this splendid home 
for its valuable collection of books, Juniata's Library has become 
more than ever a prominent centre of the intellectual life of the 
College. 

The College buildings have a good setting in the campus 
which is being extended from the Athletic Field on the meadows 
to Round Top, which commands a view of the valley of the 
Blue Juniata" and Terrace mountain — the objective point of 
many college excursions. Few college grounds embrace such a 
variety of scenes of natural beauty. Points of interest near 
Huntingdon for the nature lover, whether in the realm of botany 
or geology, have been sought out, and so in enjoyment much 
belongs to Juniata's people beyond the borders of its campus. 
Lately one of these places has come into legal possession of the 
College through the generosity of one of Huntingdon's citizens, 
who was a student in the early days. He has deeded to the 
College the tract of land on which Pulpit Rock is located in order 
that it may be kept from destruction and that the College may 
claim this marvel of Nature as its own. 

The problem of expense in school and college is one that 
concerns every student and his parents. No argument for the 



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necessity of education need be made, but it is a matter of concern 
whether it is treated as a necessity or a luxury. Juniata offers its 
advantages at a rate of expense which is within the reach of the 
average parent or the young man or woman who must make his 
or her own way. It has helped many in the past by admitting 
them when they had little money and by waiting for full payment 
until their increased earning power made it easy for them to pay 
all their obligation. This opportunity for self-help has made an 
education possible for many who otherwise would have been 
denied its blessings. Good character and a serious purpose are 
the only general entrance requirements ; while scholastic standing 
determines in what department and class the student is enrolled. 

A large and able Faculty, varied courses of study, ample 
buildings and equipment, and moderate charges unite to make 
Juniata a desirable place for residence and study. 



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